Honorary Canadians

Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm a Song I'm a Song
Ellen McIlwaine The Last Good Man in My Life Ellen McIlwaine
Ellen McIlwaine Up From the Skies Honky Tonk Angel
Country Mcdonald Joe* Forward War War War
Tony McManus The Maids of Mitchelstown The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Moanin Shirley Lewis Show Band
Buddy Knox Rock Around the Clock ST
Ellen McIlwaine The Letter Fear Itself
Cal* Bostic The Darkest Hour (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Ernie* Smith Bend Down Skareggae
Buddy Knox Teasable, Pleasable You ST (mono)
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Priscilla* Rollins You Send Me Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Losing You Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Buddy Knox Don't Make Me Cry ST
Happy Dolls Hello Dolly Show Album No. 1
Matt* Lucas The Nuthouse Matt Gets Blue
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Twins War War War
Aarons And Ackley* Devil Song ST
Loni Gamble Could it be Love ST
Sidewinders Can't You Feel the Fire Flatfoot Hustlin'
Aarons And Ackley* Oh What a Good Time You And I
Priscilla* Rollins Sad Movies Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Danger Zone Everybody Needs It
Cal* Bostic Just a Boy And Girl in Love (Doug Randle) Introducing...
Alpha Centauri I'm a Rebel ST
Joe* Glazer This Land is Your Land A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Kozak Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Zambonis* Hockey Marlee To Bleed Black and Gold
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Till You're Loving Me Again I'm a Song
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Givin' Up the Man I Love Amist the Black Eyes
Priscilla* Rollins Mama You Treat Your Daughter Mean Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine We Got Each Other Ellen McIlwaine
Country Mcdonald Joe* Jean Desprez War War War
Dave Gordon & Kay* I Love That Hockey Team I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow
Jonathan Edwards Evangelina Sailboat
Ernie* Smith Time To Behold Jah
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Call War War War
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra I See Your Face Before Me And I Love Her
Ursa Major* Sinner ST
Ellen McIlwaine Billy Gene Fear Itself
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Bukovynian Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Wedding March Ukrainian Pops
Albert Jones* You and Your Love The Facts of Life
Nelson* Riddle Barkerville British Columbia Suite
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Am I Blue And I Love Her
Albert Jones* Every Little Thing That I Do The Facts of Life
Sidewinders Gift to the Sun Flatfoot Hustlin'
Aarons And Ackley* Sleeping Gypsy ST
Priscilla* Rollins If You Should Lose Me Lover's Choice Vol. 1
David Amram The Mountain Song Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Moolit Night Ніч Яка Місячна Ukrainian Pops
Matt* Lucas Vibrator Blues Matt Gets Blue
Priscilla* Rollins Going Out of My Head Over You Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ernie* Smith Top Rankin Skankin To Behold Jah
Ellen McIlwaine Jimmy Jean We the People
Ellen McIlwaine Mossy Dream Fear Itself
Aarons And Ackley* Don't You And I
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Ill Wind And I Love Her
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Zambonis* The Greatest Season To Bleed Black and Gold
Aarons And Ackley* There Is A Lady ST
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* The Lady is a Tramp Amist the Black Eyes
Priscilla* Rollins Feel So Good Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Bohemian I'm a Song
Joe* Glazer It Could be a Wonderful World A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Nelson* Riddle Government House British Columbia Suite
David Amram Old Man and the Children Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Cal* Bostic That's All Introducing...
Dils* Red Rockers (Les rockers rouge) Made In Canada
Ellen McIlwaine Keep On Everybody Needs It
Ernie* Smith Take Your Time To Behold Jah
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Man From Athabaska War War War
Priscilla* Rollins Magic Moment Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Oscar* McLollie Chilliwack Valley Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child
Buddy Knox Rock House ST
Zambonis* Haunted Hockey Rink To Bleed Black and Gold
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Verkhovyna Our Liitle World Ukrainian Pops
Buddy Knox Rock-a-Billy Walk ST
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Presque Isle Eighth Three Quarter Promenade // Presque Isle Eighth
Dils* Sound of the Rain (Le sond de la pluit) Made In Canada
Joe* Glazer A Douglas for Me A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Ellen McIlwaine Wings of a Horse Honky Tonk Angel
Jonathan Edwards Blow On Chilly Wind Sailboat
Aarons And Ackley* You And I You And I
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Boots Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Priscilla* Rollins Let the Good Times Roll Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Alpha Centauri Love Only You ST
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* A Cossack Beyond the Danube Ukrainian Pops
Matt* Lucas New Orleans Woman Matt Gets Blue
Oscar* McLollie Girl of Mine ST
Buddy Knox C'mon Baby ST (mono)
David Amram Pull My Daisy Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ellen McIlwaine For Suki Fear Itself
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Good Time Blues Shirley Lewis Show Band
Jonathan Edwards Carolina Caroline Sailboat
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Theme For the Countless And I Love Her
Ellen McIlwaine Born Under a Bad Sign Fear Itself
Zambonis* Mind Like a Playgroup To Bleed Black and Gold
Buddy Knox Rock Your Little Baby to Sleep ST

Ursa Major* - ST

New York, New York, U.S.A.

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

Washington, DC, USA

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

Birmingham, England, UK→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

Anniston, Alabama, 🇺🇸→Port Arthur, Ontario, 🇨🇦→Erie, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

Portland, Oregon, 🇺🇸 (Jim Ackley); Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸 (Chuck Aarons) - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt* Lucas - Matt Gets Blue

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt* Lucas - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - ST

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸*

FEATURED

Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

Mercer Island, Washington, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Loni Gamble - ST

Philadelphia, 🇺🇸 - Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

FEATURED

Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

Gary, Indiana, 🇺🇸 - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Nassau, Bahamas - Toronto, Ontario

Eddie* Murray - Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance

FEATURED

Dils* - Made In Canada

San Diego, California, USA - Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ernie* Smith - To Behold Jah

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario

ST

Ursa Major - ST Side 2

Ursa Major - ST Side 1

Ursa Major - ST BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Honky Tonk Angel

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 02

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 01

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Everybody Needs It

We the People

Fear Itself

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (5)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (8)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (7)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (4)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (1)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (1)

War War War

Amist the Black Eyes

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 02

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 01

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